alcoholizar
verb
1. to turn into an alcoholic, to make alcoholic
convertir a alguien en alcohólico
Common combinations
- alcoholizar a una persona — turn a person into an alcoholic
- alcoholizar poco a poco — gradually turn into an alcoholic
- El consumo diario de alcohol puede alcoholizar a una persona.Daily alcohol consumption can turn a person into an alcoholic.
- Aquel trabajo lo alcoholizó poco a poco.That job gradually turned him into an alcoholic.
- No quería que la bebida alcoholizara a su hijo.He did not want drink to make his son an alcoholic.
2. to become an alcoholic
volverse alcohólico
Common combinations
- alcoholizarse después de años — become an alcoholic after years
- alcoholizarse muy joven — become an alcoholic at a very young age
- Se alcoholizó después de muchos años de beber.He became an alcoholic after many years of drinking.
- Su padre se alcoholizó muy joven.His father became an alcoholic at a very young age.
- No quería alcoholizarse y dejó de beber.He did not want to become an alcoholic and stopped drinking.